Maderan wins a trip on TV show

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A Madera woman won a trip to TradeWinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla. on the ABC morning show Live! With Kelly and Michael — her second win on the show in less than two years.

Shelly Smith, a 38-year-old special education paraprofessional aide for Madera Unified School District, also won a trip for two to Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa in Hawaii in December 2011 on the show.

In both contests, Smith entered online and was called by the show’s producers. She had to answer a trivia question correctly to win.

“This one was about (actor) Ryan Reynolds,” Smith said. “They asked me what country he was originally from. He’s from Canada. I’m a fan of Ryan Reynolds and he was in the movie The Proposal. I had just watched it and they were discussing where people were from.” ...